View full sizeMarvin Fong, The Plain DealerKansas' Thomas Robinson (0) seems to have all the ingredients to be a great addition to the Cavaliers -- if he lasts to the fourth pick, says Terry Pluto.

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Thomas Robinson, what's not to like?

That's what I asked myself after the Cavaliers ended up with the fourth pick in next month's NBA draft. It was fun to dream about Anthony Davis dunking on lob passes from Kyrie Irving. It's comforting to consider Michael Kidd-Gilchrist taking over at small forward.

Davis will go to New Orleans with the top pick. It's hard to imagine Kidd-Gilchrist slipping past both Charlotte (No. 2) and Washington (No. 3). If he does, the Cavs don't have to hesitate, grab the freshman from Kentucky.

But odds are Kidd-Gilchrist will be gone. Which means the Cavs will either have a shot at Robinson, the Kansas forward, or Florida guard Bradley Beal. It puts the Cavs in excellent position to draft a very good player.

Here's my dream: Charlotte's Michael Jordan channels his inner Kwame Brown (a big man disaster pick that he made in Washington) and takes Andre Drummond. Or Washington does it. If there's a reason to suspect a player will be a bust, it's the 6-foot-10 freshman center from UConn. Drummond shot 29 percent from the foul line. That's 26-of-88, which makes Tristan Thompson and Chris Dudley look like Mark Price.

Drummond also averaged only 10 points and 7.6 rebounds in 28 minutes. Yes, UConn had issues. Yes, big men develop later. But Drummond doesn't play hard, and that also could lead to one big headache for any team.

Big draft mistakes are made when a team picking high drafts a big man simply because he's "the best center available." So regardless of what the Cavs do, they absolutely, positively must not call Drummond's name with the No. 4 pick.

ESPN's Chris Ford projects the first three selections as this: 1. Davis. 2. Kidd-Gilchrist. 3. Beal. Here's hoping Ford nailed it, because that would leave the Cavs with the 6-foot-10, 237-pound Robinson.

The junior averaged 17.7 points and 11.9 rebounds in 32 minutes a game for Kansas. He had 20 points and 18 rebounds in the NCAA title game against that athletic front line of Kentucky.

NBA research has shown that a player from a major school who averages a rebound per every three minutes usually has a successful pro career. Robinson is a rebounding monster. NBA scouts love the "rebounds per 40 minutes" when looking at big men prospects. The top player in that category was Andre Roberson of Colorado. Robinson came in second. Kentucky's Davis was 12th.

This is not to make Robinson a better prospect than Davis, but it is to say he should have a very good pro career.

Another power forward for the Cavs? There is no big-time wing player after Kidd-Gilchrist. Robinson shot 50 percent from the field, 68 percent at the foul line and has all the leadership and intangibles that NBA coaches love.

Yes, the Cavs have Thompson at power forward. Anderson Varejao's best position is power forward. But both played center last season. I'd rather throw Robinson into that mix, as he may become the best of the three. Makes far more sense than forcing the center issue with Drummond.

Beal is an attractive shooting guard, and if Robinson ends up in the top three Beal should receive strong consideration by the Cavaliers. The Florida freshman averaged 14.8 points and shot only 44 percent (34 percent on 3-pointers) in the regular season. But in three NCAA tournament games, Beal averaged 15.7 points and shot 60 percent.

He scored 20 percent in the NCAA loss to Kentucky and seemed to improve during the season, a natural for a freshman. While he's only 6-foot-3, he was athletic enough to average 6.7 rebounds in the tough SEC.

Robinson or Beal?

I'd take Robinson, but either way, this lottery leaves the Cavs in a very strong position to immediately improve their team. Remember, they also have the No. 24, No. 33 and No. 34 selections, so that leaves room for trades.

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